Vocabulary

Question 0

Diluent

Answer 0

Fluid used to dissolve a powdered drug

Question 1

Concentration

Answer 1

(In regard to drugs) how much drug (solute) is dissolved in a specific amount of fluid (solvent).

EX: 2g/3mL ~ there are 2 grams of drug (dissolved) in every 3 mL of fluid

Question 2

Frequency

Answer 2

How often a dose of drug will be given or how often an IV bag will be hung

Question 3

Infusion time

Answer 3

The amount of time it takes for a specific amount of fluid to flow into the patient

Question 4

IVPB

Answer 4

Intravenous piggy-back.

Question 5

Microdrip

Answer 5

Refers to IV tubing with a drop factor of 60 (60gtts/mL)

Question 6

Reconstitution

Answer 6

Dissolving a powdered form of a drug into fluid so that it may be injected

Question 7

Solution

Answer 7

Liquid preparation in which one or more substances are completely dissolved.

Question 8

Solute

Answer 8

The substance which is dissolved (the drug)

Question 9

D5W

Answer 9

5% dextrose in water

Question 10

D5NS

Answer 10

5% dextrose in normal saline

Question 11

NS

Answer 11

Normal saline (a 0.9% saline solution)

Question 12

1/2 NS

Answer 12

Half the saline concentration of normal saline (0.45% saline solution)

Question 13

D51/2

Answer 13

5% dextrose in a half normal (0.45%) saline solution

Question 14

Which units need to be rounded to the nearest whole #?

Answer 14

gtt/min and mL/hr

Question 15

Which units need to be rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer 15

Anything other than gtt/min and mL/hr